My parents said that Santiago was an unlucky fisherman and from then on I sailed with a crew on a different boat. The old man was unlucky for a while‚ eighty-four days to be exact. Before my parents objected‚ Santiago and I would fish together and he would teach me all I needed to know be a good fisherman. We always had great fun chatting about fish and about baseball. For‚ we both had a love for baseball. Santiago mostly enjoyed talking about the great DiMaggio of the Yankees. Even though the remarkable
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I told Tonya that moving across the country wasn’t a heavy burden on me or her father. I told her that I was relieved that we did‚ because it was time that the John’s branched out. I even went as far to say that we could afford the move. If there was anything that I’ve learned in the past 17 years‚ it was that being parent is hard and sometimes it calls you to make some tough sacrifices. Even though everything I told Tonya was a lie‚ it warmed my heart to see her smile. Teenagers seldom did where
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I have not written for several years. My son has been birthed. We have given him the name of Deucalion. He has been in existence for almost two years. Gaea is pregnant with another child. I take my child out often with me into the forest. I also take lots of wire‚ and light devices which I have created from iron cable. These are my trojan horse into the cities. I have discovered the locations of many more cities. Each is identical‚ down to the very people inside. It is too dangerous to get any
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Drip‚ drip‚ drip. One by one beads of sweat rushed off my face and found their way to the cold floor of the waiting room. For 105‚120 hours‚ 4‚380 days‚ or 12 years we had anticipated this day‚ and we sat anxiously in the sterile waiting room of the Nova Institution for Genetically Modified Babies (NOVA) while the blank walls stared back at us. Disrupting the deafening silence of the room‚ the quiet muffle of a holovision displayed news of unexpected lightning storms later that day‚ but little did
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Dedicated to our beloved brother‚ André‚ who led so many children to the joy of reading. G rannies and grandpas often say‚ “We didn’t have television and computers and playstations when we were young. We knew how to have fun.” We will tell you how we had fun in the 1960s with no television‚ computer games or play station! We were a family of five children: Big Sister and Andy were older; then came us‚ Davie and Lizzie‚ who thought up the best games; and then our baby sister‚ Allie‚ who joined in
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ACT IV SCENE ONE Five years later‚ Ruth‚ Walter‚ and Mama are sitting on a porch at their house. Toys and games are scattered around the yard where Travis is currently playing with his little sister. The splitting image of Travis‚ his younger sister plays with the same excitement he had so many years ago. A used‚ battered car pulls into the driveway. No acknowledges the car‚ but everyone is aware it has pulled up. After a few seconds‚ Beneatha exits the driver’s side‚ lugging a purse and a bag
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Hello friends‚ One year and six months ago‚ I started a journey born out of our shared love for competitive fighting games. Eventually‚ the electrifying passion that coursed through me arced out and drew in more people until our small circle of friends grew into a small-community‚ and that small-community grew into a community so large it exceeded the boundries of our state. Smash bros and its community have grown larger than I anticipated‚ and it’s truly heartwarming to see all of the unforgettable
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Ava‚ By now you probably heard about what happened. You keep calling and emailing and I haven’t answered back‚ I’m sorry. I haven’t been myself these last 2 months‚ so the least thing I want is to drag you into my mess. You’ve overcame so much in this past year‚ you should be so proud of yourself‚ i know i am. I know your worried‚ but I’ll be okay for now. There’s something I need to tell you. And I dont know if I’ll ever get the chance to tell you in person. The day we met‚ that wasent the
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“You do look like her … You have the same facial shape … Even the same colouring. Sam was always darker in complexion‚ like our mother … I say‚ if Sam was a boy‚ she would have looked like you.” Panicking‚ my brain goes into overdrive. I cannot respond. Finally‚ Leonie swoops in for the rescue. “He managed to track you down. He also wants to find his father. Would you happen to know who he is?” Manda steps back. “How about you come in?” I hold Leonie’s arm‚ until the other are a little ahead. “What
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I had been upset for a week long about all the drama that had been happening in my suite. The trash hadn’t been taken out‚ plus Halloween had just passed and there was still dried paint in the sink from one of my roommates that had dressed up and went out with her boyfriend. I remember having told the RA’s about all of it because not only was I sick of the trash not being taken out with ten girls living together‚ but I knew that our suite’s cleaning lady‚ Helen wasn’t happy about it either. I felt
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